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Who will be the top 10 Chess players at the end of 2026?
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98%
Magnus Carlsen
93%
Fabiano Caruana
92%
Hikaru Nakamura
77%
Nodirbek Abdusattorov
73%
Javokhir Sindarov
68%
Vincent Keymer
63%
Arjun Erigaisi
56%
Anish Giri
46%
Alireza Firouzja
46%
Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu
45%
Wesley So
44%
Wei Yi
38%
Hans Moke Nieman
30%
Gukesh Dommaraju
20%
Maxime Vachier-Lagrave
19%
Leinier Dominguez Perez
14%
Ian Nepomniachtchi
14%
Richard Rapport
12%
Shakhriyar Mamedyarov
11%
Viswanathan Anand

Resolution criteria

This market resolves based on FIDE's monthly published "Top 100 Players" list for classical chess. The resolution will use the first official FIDE rating list published in 2027.

Each answer resolves YES if that player appears in the top 10 of the FIDE classical ratings at that time, and NO otherwise. Only active players (as per FIDE's definition) will be considered. Check the official FIDE ratings at https://ratings.fide.com

Background

FIDE governs international chess competition and publishes monthly rankings of the top 100 players based on classical time control ratings. The Elo rating system is used.

Considerations

Rankings fluctuate monthly based on classical tournament results. Players may take extended breaks from competition, affecting their rating trajectory. Sites like https://2700chess.com/ compute "live ratings" which are an indication of how players are performing in between official ratings lists.

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Added Javokhir Sindarov (currently #11 on the live ratings after an amazing performance at Tata Steel)